Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa
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Archdiocese of Lipa Archidioecesis Lipaensis Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Batangas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lipa |
| Metropolitan | Lipa, Batangas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,165 km2 (1,222 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,905,348 1,843,617 (96.8%) |
| Parishes | 61 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 April 1910 (Diocese), 20 June 1972 (Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Sebastian in Lipa, Batangas |
| Patron saint |
Saint Joseph (Primary Patron) Our Lady of Caysasay (Titular Queen of the Archdiocese) Saint Sebastian (Patron Saint of Lipa) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop-elect Gilbert Garcera |
| Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Ruben Dimaculangan |
| Emeritus Bishops | Archbishop Emeritus Ramon Arguelles |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa is an archdiocese in the Philippines comprising the civil province of Batangas and with its cathedral located in the city of Lipa. First created in 1910 from the Archdiocese of Manila, the diocese was elevated into its present status in 1972. Today, the Ecclesiastical Province of Lipa covers Batangas and suffragan territories in the civil provinces of Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora. The archdiocese itself is divided into 7 vicariates further comprising a total of 61 parishes.
The Diocese of Lipa was created on April 10, 1910, separating it from that of Manila under the supervision of Pope Pius X and with Giuseppe Petrelli as its first bishop. The diocese then covered the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Tayabas (now Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora), and Mindoro (now Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro). There were initially very few priests for the large diocese.
Bishop Petrelli invited different Roman Catholic religious institutes to come to his diocese and help minister to the spiritual needs of the faithful. He also conceived the building of a seminary in the diocese. In June 1914 a diocesan seminary was built in Bauan, which was later transferred to San Pablo in Laguna. This initiative of the first bishop was continued by the next bishop, Alfredo Verzosa, the diocese's first Filipino bishop, who served a long term from 1916 to 1950. He invited priests from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to help in the administration of the new seminary.
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